Dikembe Mutombo vs. Isaac Okoro Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaac Okoro and Dikembe Mutombo, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Dikembe Mutombo played 18 years in the NBA, 13 more than Isaac Okoro, who played 5. Dikembe Mutombo had the first of his seasons in 1991-92, while Isaac Okoro had his rookie season in 2020-21. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Dikembe Mutombo 18 13 1991-92 to 2008-09
Isaac Okoro 5 3 2020-21 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dikembe Mutombo Isaac Okoro
Season 1991-922020-21
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
-Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 71 38.3 16.6 4.5 7.8 12.3 2.2 0.6 3.0 3.5 3.8 6.0 12.2 .493 0.0 0.0 - 4.5 7.0 .642
difference:+4+5.9+7.0+3.5+5.7+9.2+0.3+0.3+2.6-2.2-1.0+2.5+3.9+.073+0.9+3.2+2.8+4.7+.084
Isaac Okoro 67 32.4 9.6 1.0 2.1 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.4 1.3 2.8 3.5 8.3 .420 0.9 3.2 .290 1.7 2.3 .726
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dikembe Mutombo nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Dikembe Mutombo Isaac Okoro
Season 1992-932021-22
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 82 36.9 13.8 4.2 8.9 13.0 1.8 0.5 3.5 2.6 3.5 4.9 9.5 .510 0.0 0.0 - 4.1 6.0 .681
difference:+15+7.3+5.0+3.1+7.0+10.0+0.3+3.2-1.7-1.1+1.8+3.1+.030+0.8+2.3+2.3+3.7+.087
Isaac Okoro 67 29.6 8.8 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.4 3.1 6.4 .480 0.8 2.3 .350 1.8 2.3 .768
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dikembe Mutombo nor Isaac Okoro played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Dikembe Mutombo Isaac Okoro
Season 1993-942022-23
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 82 34.8 12.0 3.5 8.4 11.8 1.5 0.7 4.1 2.5 3.2 4.5 7.8 .569 0.0 0.0 - 3.1 5.4 .583
difference:+6+13.1+5.6+2.8+6.6+9.3+0.4+3.7-1.9-1.1+2.2+3.1+.075+0.8+2.3+2.1+4.0+.174
Isaac Okoro 76 21.7 6.4 0.7 1.8 2.5 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.6 2.1 2.3 4.7 .494 0.8 2.3 .363 1.0 1.4 .757
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 12 42.6 13.3 3.3 8.7 12.0 1.8 0.7 5.8 2.5 3.5 4.2 9.0 .463 0.0 0.0 - 4.9 8.2 .602
difference:+7+27.6+6.9+2.7+7.9+10.6+1.0+0.3+5.4-1.7-1.5+2.0+4.4+.015+0.8+2.6+3.7+7.0+.398
Isaac Okoro 5 15.0 6.4 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.8 2.0 2.2 4.6 .478 0.8 2.6 .308 1.2 1.2 1.000

Season 4
Dikembe Mutombo Isaac Okoro
Season 1994-952023-24
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Defensive Player of the Year-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 82 37.8 11.5 3.9 8.7 12.5 1.4 0.5 3.9 2.3 3.5 4.3 7.7 .556 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.6 .654
difference:+13+10.5+2.1+2.9+6.7+9.5+0.5+0.3+3.4-1.5-1.5+0.9+0.7+.066+1.2+3.1+1.7+2.6+.025
Isaac Okoro 69 27.3 9.4 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.5 0.8 2.0 3.4 7.0 .490 1.2 3.1 .391 1.3 2.0 .679
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 3 28.0 6.0 1.3 5.0 6.3 0.3 0.0 2.3 2.3 5.0 2.0 3.3 .600 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 3.0 .667
difference:+9+6.1+0.5+0.9+3.7+4.5+0.8+0.9+2.0-1.4-2.5+0.1+2.5+.243+0.8+2.9+1.4+2.2+.111
Isaac Okoro 12 21.9 5.5 0.4 1.3 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.3 0.9 2.5 2.1 5.8 .357 0.8 2.9 .257 0.6 0.8 .778

Season 5
Dikembe Mutombo Isaac Okoro
Season 1995-962024-25
Team Denver NuggetsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf Semis
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo 74 36.7 11.0 3.4 8.4 11.8 1.5 0.5 4.5 2.0 3.5 3.8 7.7 .499 0.0 0.0 - 3.3 4.8 .695
difference:+19+17.6+4.9+2.5+6.9+9.4+0.3+0.1+4.2-1.6-1.6+1.5+2.8+.035+1.0+2.7+2.7+4.0+.022
Isaac Okoro 55 19.1 6.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.2 0.6 0.3 0.4 1.9 2.3 4.9 .464 1.0 2.7 .371 0.6 0.8 .717
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dikembe Mutombo DNP------ --- ----------
Isaac Okoro 9 14.2 4.6 0.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.7 3.3 .500 0.7 1.8 .375 0.6 0.9 .625

Additional Years

* Dikembe Mutombo played 13 seasons more than Isaac Okoro in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 18, from 1997 to 2009—Dikembe Mutombo played in 11 Playoffs.

In those 13 extra years over Isaac Okoro, Dikembe Mutombo got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 2 All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement 3 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Rebounds Leader
Achievement 5 All-Star Game
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